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January 2019, Lifetime began to air a special series titled “Surviving R. Kelly”. Because of R. Kelly’s status throughout the music industry and in the black community, it created a lot of buzz. You and a lot of other people took to Twitter and other social media platforms to state and discuss your opinions on…

By Lyndsey Jackson Producer’s Note: “A Letter to My Freshman Year Self” Senior Sit Down Dear Lyndsey, Freshman year was hard. You dealt with stress, home sickness and the loss of a grandparent all in one year. You didn’t know what to major in or what you wanted to do after college. However,…

By C’Ayanam Nyomi Obiekwe Yes; the infamous question that many, and even myself, are tired of. I think that one thing that we can all agree on is that there is a plethora of backgrounds within the black community. Despite this, we share similar stories, which is why there is always a tweet that one can relate…

By Fajorah Poteau Can you be pro black and date other races? This question has been lingering within the black community for some time now, and even with the various ‘yes’ and ‘no’ opinions, we (the black community) cannot seem to be in sync with one decision. On one end of the spectrum, we have…

By Arianna Marks Throughout my life, I have lost family members. Although it was sad simply because a life was lost, I did not mourn due to not personally knowing them. I always thought as funerals as depressing, so I told myself I would never attend one unless it was immediate family. Unfortunately, on June…

By Chelsea Perry Gym class was an everlasting trail of waterfalls. Brown, red, strawberry blonde… Flowing and swinging back and forth followed by cheerful laughter and shouts of “my hair got so long!”I was a bush. A bush among waterfalls. “Touch your toes!” The P.E teacher would yell, and a cascade of long fine hair…

by Bemsi Wallang She spins through the current with wide eyes and arms apart All she wants is to feel something to remind her that feeling has not left her and bitterness is not her with the space she has been given She will make something of herself and the grace within her soul…

My friends and family were screaming, I saw the snapchat videos being taken, and my pageant sisters were whispering congratulations through their stage smiles, but when I heard my name I couldn’t help but be taken aback. So many emotions fled into my heart: I was surprised that I won, relieved that all the stress…

by Sheldon Moore I am a current sophomore at the University of Georgia and out of my two years on this campus I have never experienced someone being racially disrespectful until recently. It was a regular school day and I decided to study in MLC. An older white man came into my study room and…

By Semhal Hadgu 55 days. 1320 hours, 79200 minutes. A relatively short amount of time, only about 15% of one year (I know right, typical Stats major). But a lot can happen in any given period, whether 10 minutes or 10 years. And even more can happen when you’re restricting yourself from certain aspects of…